(A) Every proposed ordinance introduced to the Council shall be in writing and shall be entitled with the subject of the proposed ordinance.
(B) Before any action may be taken on the ordinance, the Council shall determine the method for presentation of the proposed ordinance. Upon motion, the Council may elect to:
(1) Have the ordinance read in its entirety just once or more than one time;
(2) Read the ordinance in its entirety and then refer to the proposed ordinance just by title and number; or
(3) Dispense with the reading of the ordinance in its entirety and just refer to the ordinance by title and number.
(C) The city may adopt by reference uniform codes or any law that the state legislature mandates the city to adopt.
(D) A proposed ordinance may be presented to the Council by the City Clerk, the City Attorney, the City Manager, the Finance Director or any other member of the city staff so directed by the Council.
(E) If, after consideration of a proposed ordinance, amendments are made to it before the ordinance is finally passed by the Council, the ordinance should be re-read with the amendments. If the ordinance was not initially read in its entirety, any amendments must be read in their entirety, indicating the specific sections of the proposed ordinance that were amended.
(Prior Code, § 2-5.01) (Ord. 812, passed - -2001; Ord. 938, passed 12-12-2014)